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Arnold, Nike; Ducate, Lara; Lomicka, Lara; Lord, Gillian – CALICO Journal, 2005
This article examines social presence in virtual asynchronous learning communities among foreign language teachers. We present the findings of two studies investigating cross-institutional asynchronous forums created to engage participants in online dialogues regarding their foreign language teacher preparation experiences in and out of the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Computer Mediated Communication, State Universities, Second Languages
Levin, David S.; Ben-Jacob, Marion G. – 1998
This paper discusses the use of new technologies for distance learning-- including interactive video, computers, and the Internet-- at Mercy College (New York) and DePaul University (Illinois). The description of a course on discrete mathematics that is taught using the Mercy College Long-distance Instructional Network (MerLIN) focuses on the use…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
Ribeiro, Marcelo Blois; Noya, Ricardo Choren; Fuks, Hugo – 1998
This paper outlines CLEW (collaborative learning environment for the Web). The project combines MUD (Multi-User Dimension), workflow, VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) and educational concepts like constructivism in a learning environment where students actively participate in the learning process. The MUD shapes the environment structure.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
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Drinkwater, Philip M.; Adeline, Christine M.; French, Simon; Papamichail, K. Nadia; Rickards, Tudor – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2004
Manchester Business School employs a distinctive approach to learning known as the Manchester Method which is based on the principle that the most effective and rewarding way to learn and remember is through a practical reflective, live/real project-based approach. This paper investigates the use of a collaboration and information sharing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Active Learning, Student Projects
McCallie, Trey; McKinzie, LeAnn – 1999
This paper describes the faculty training model utilized in the development and/or conversion of course materials to be delivered on the World Wide Web. A description of the online learning environment (WTOnline) is provided, as well as the process by which faculty members in the West Texas A&M University College of Education interact with…
Descriptors: Course Content, Distance Education, Educational Environment, Faculty Development
Kim, Lori – Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 2004
An on-line education administration course was evaluated using Seven Lessons Learned by Graham, Cagiltay, Lim, Craner, and Duffy (2001 ) as the framework. The framework was found to be useful in revealing areas of strengths and weaknesses in offering virtual education administration courses. The evaluation provided information that clear…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Administration, Program Evaluation, Educational Technology
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Greenman, Caroline – ReCALL, 2004
We report on how technological developments have enabled us to change our concepts and practices regarding voice and text coaching and how this in turn has raised the level of literary competence among non-native doctoral students seeking publication in English in scientific journals. We describe models for marking, peer reviewing and coaching…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Sciences
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Dalgarno, Barney; Harper, Barry – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2004
This paper describes two empirical studies which investigated the importance for spatial learning of view control and object manipulation within 3D environments. A 3D virtual chemistry laboratory was used as the research instrument. Subjects, who were university undergraduate students (34 in the first study and 80 in the second study), undertook…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Active Learning, Science Laboratories
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Hill, Thomas P. – Performance Improvement, 2004
NonStop University is an online university community application service designed, developed, and deployed by Hewlett-Packard (HP) to serve the computer product training needs of 2,500 staff members in more than 50 countries. By identifying a set of learner characteristics that supported a set of key elements while using technology and focusing on…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Online Systems, Corporations, Cognitive Processes
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McShane, Kim – E-Learning, 2006
Teaching and learning online is one of several risky practices in higher education today that threaten to disfigure academics' work and identity. For many academics, accustomed to the tempo and practices of face-to-face teaching, it threatens disorientation. In this article the author examines the teaching beliefs of a computer science lecturer,…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Online Courses, Computer Science, College Faculty
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Ligorio, Maria Beatrice; van Veen, Klaas – AACE Journal, 2006
Virtual environments are more and more used in primary schools. One of the most interesting potentialities of these environments is to foster cross-national applications. Yet, this specific feature is not fully exploited. This paper presents a successful virtual learning environment for primary education involving two European countries and…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries, Virtual Classrooms, Educational Technology
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Johnson, Genevieve, Marie – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
This paper presents a review of recent research that examines the relative instructional utility of text-based synchronous and asynchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC). As a mechanism for limiting the number of studies reviewed as well as controlling for emergent technologies, only research published since 2000 was reviewed. The goal was…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Thinking Skills, Computer Mediated Communication, Literature Reviews
Nummi, Tomi; Ronka, Aarno; Sariola, Janne – 1998
This volume focuses on the LIVE (Learning in Virtual Environments) project, a three-year project focusing on developing distance education and open and distance learning skills in teacher education. The pilot stage, reported in this volume, was conducted in the spring of 1997 at the Department of Teacher Education of the University of Helsinki…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education, Educational Development
Lowther, Deborah L.; Ross, Steven M.; McDonald, Aaron; Wang, Weiping; Thompson, Laura – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2003
This report summarizes the Year 2 evaluation study results of the Students and Teachers Accessing Real-time Knowledge (STARK) Program in the West Orange Consolidated Independent School District (CSID). The overall purpose of the evaluation was twofold: (a) to provide formative evaluation data to the participant schools to serve as a basis for…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Formative Evaluation, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods
Mahesh, Veena; McIsaac, Marina Stock – 1999
This qualitative study examined the structure and interaction in an online course from the meaning-perspectives of the actors involved. Participants were a teacher and teaching assistant who taught a graduate course in distance education at Arizona State University, delivered through a computer conferencing system. Data collected included…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Faculty, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education
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